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Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin · Potsdamer Platz 11 · 10785 Berlin · Germany The Minister of Culture of the Republic of Estonia His Excellency Tiit Terik Suur-Karja 23 15076 Tallinn Estonia January 7, 2022 72. Internationale ref.: European Film Market 2022 Goes Online Filmfestspiele Berlin 10.02. – 20.02.2022 Your Excellency, European Film Market 2022 Online 10.02. – 17.02.2022 I hope this letter finds you and most of the cultural sector in Estonia in good health and with a general positive outlook for the Dennis Ruh new year. Director European Film Market I deeply regret to inform you that the European Film Market will Potsdamer Platz 11 move from an on-site event in Berlin to an online edition in 2022. 10785 Berlin Please be assured that this decision has not been taken lightly. Phone +49 ·30 ·259 20 ·600 Our aim in creating a physical EFM has always been to provide an interactive platform that enables personal encounters in our www.efm-berlinale.de www.berlinale.de locations. The continuation of planning meaningful on-site market activities therefore stands in contrast with the current pandemic Ein Geschäftsbereich der situation. Kulturveranstaltungen des Bundes in Berlin (KBB) GmbH Due to the virtual nature of the EFM in 2022, the official signing Management: of our Country in Focus agreement at the Gropius Bau is no longer Mariette Rissenbeek feasible. (Intendantin Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), Charlotte Sieben I would like to renew our intention to you to realise the (Kaufmännische Geschäftsführung), programme with Estonia and the two other Baltic countries, Latvia Prof. Dr. Bernd M. Scherer and Lithuania, at the next EFM in 2023. Vorsitzende des Aufsichtsrates: Together with the Estonian Film Institute and the partnering film N.N. institutions in Latvia and Lithuania we will discuss how to continue Amtsgericht Charlottenburg this process later this year, and will be sure to keep you informed. HRG Nr. 96 · HRB 29357 USt ID DE 136 78 27 46 number for e-invoices 992-80111-11 Berliner Volksbank IBAN: DE92 1009 0000 8841 0170 14 BIC: BEVODEBB Page 1 of 2 The European Film Market is looking forward to confirm this project in the coming months and aims to sign an agreement in the first half of this year. Yours sincerely, Dennis Ruh Page 2 of 2